Olga Algayerova
| Olga Algayerova | |
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| Executive Secretary of UNECE | |
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Assumed office June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Friis Bach |
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| Alma mater | University of Malta (MA) |
Olga Algayerova (born 1959)[1] is a Slovak diplomat and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She replaced Christian Friis Bach of Denmark.[2]
Education
Algayerova is a graduate of the University of Malta and the Open University Business School and holds a master's degree in contemporary diplomacy and an Engineer of Economy diploma from the University of Economics Business Faculty, Bratislava.[3]
Career
Prior to her diplomatic career, she worked in the private sector as Corporate Export Manager at Zentiva International from 2004 to 2006. From 2010 to 2012, she held the position of President of the Slovak Millennium Development Goals. From 2006 to 2010, she was State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Before her appointment on 13 April 2017 by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, she was the Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the International Organizations in Vienna.
References
- ↑ "Ms. Olga Algayerova of Slovakia - Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- 1 2 "Secretary-General Appoints Olga Algayerova of Slovakia Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Europe". United Nations.
- ↑ "Ms. Olga Algayerova of Slovakia - Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.